What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12512 and 12532?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12512 and 12532 is 4.

GCF(12512,12532) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12512 and 12532, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12512 and 12532.

How to find the GCF of 12512 and 12532?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12512 and 12532. After we will calculate the factors of 12512 and 12532 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12512

Prime factors of 12512 are 2, 17, 23. Prime factorization of 12512 in exponential form is:

12512 = 2⁵ × 17¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12532

Prime factors of 12532 are 2, 13, 241. Prime factorization of 12532 in exponential form is:

12532 = 2² × 13¹ × 241¹

Step-3: Factors of 12512

List of positive integer factors of 12512 that divides 12512 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 23, 32, 34, 46, 68, 92, 136, 184, 272, 368, 391, 544, 736, 782, 1564, 3128, 6256

Step-4: Factors of 12532

List of positive integer factors of 12532 that divides 12512 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 241, 482, 964, 3133, 6266

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12512 and 12532. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12512 and 12532 is 4.

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